Wit & Wisdom

“All the president is is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing, and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.”

Harry Truman, quoted in The New Yorker

“Happiness, it turns out, is a destination we reach only when we are trying to get somewhere else.”

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British author Matthew Syed, quoted in the London Times

“In a thousand years, archaeologists will dig up tanning beds and think we fried people as punishment.”

Actress Olivia Wilde, quoted in More

“The finest fury is the most controlled.”

Christopher Hitchens, quoted in The Boston Globe

“Facts and truth really don’t have much to do with each other.”

William Faulkner, quoted in the Associated Press

“Death is a distant rumor to the young.”

Andy Rooney, quoted in Discovery.com

“Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you.”

Pericles, quoted in the Boise, Idaho, Weekly